Gendered Citizenship in Philaster and A King and No King

II.ii of A King and No King and V.iv of Philaster--set in urban spaces such as the street-- are scenes that focus primarily on the actions of citizens. Yet in one aspect, these scenes are very different: in Philaster, Beaumont and Fletcher portray aggressive male citizens and in A King and No King, they show talkative citizens' wives. It is obvious that typical gender stereotypes operate in each scene. Yet these scenes avoid the usual pairing of citizens and their wives found in city comedy. What is the effect of the playwrights cutting citizens or their wives off from the relationship that defines them in comedy, namely marriage? Does this separation have sociopolitical ramifications?